>>Sting's P.O.V<<

I opened my eyes,expecting Y/N and Hikari but instead I saw myself and Rogue standing before Jiemma,our gaze pointing at the floor.We were back at the inn we stayed in back at the Grand Magic Games when I had met Y/N.I looked down and noticed my ENTIRE body translucent...

It was one of these dreams again...

I let out an inaudible sigh and watched the scene unfold...again.Jiemma looked up at us in annoyance and I opened my mouth to repeat what he had told me and Rogue.

"Sting,Rogue what the hell was that?"I mouthed along with Jiemma."Hey,you two are Dragon Slayer,you boast about how strong you are on a regular basis,don't you?But you were disgracefully beaten up,and by another Dragon Slayer no less,"he continued,I rolled my eyes in annoyance as he opened his goddamned mouth to speak again."Are you listening to me!?"

I glanced over at Rogue and he lowered his head and opened his mouth to speak,"I have no words,we were completely defeated.Natsu overwhelmed us without using his flames cloaked in lightning...your strength far exceeds what I had imagined..."he paused,clenching his fist,"Natsu Dragneel."

Jiemma got up from where he was sitting and angrily stomped his foot in front of me and Rogue,who didn't react in anyway whatsoever.I walked up to my past-self and watched Jiemma's furious eyes with a blank expression.

"Are those the words of a wizard from Sabertooth!?The strongest guild!?"he shouted."Who told you to go out there and look like pathetic fools!?Who told you to fail!?"he asked."You sullied the name of Sabertooth!"

I got out of the way as Jiemma sent a wave of magic to fling me and Rogue to the wall.I watched as Rogue slid down from the wall and as Lector ran towards my past self and Frosch to Rogue.I shot a quick glance at Jiemma,who wasn't quite done yet.

"You don't deserve to be members of Sabertooth!"he exclaimed,striking us again."Remove it!The crest of our guild,my guild doesn't need weaklings like you!"

I watched as Lector left my past-self's side and nervously walked up to Jiemma,"Master.Sting-kun and Rogue-kun did their best and even though Sting-kun lost,i'm still proud of him."

"Lector..."my past-self muttered.

"People learn from failure and Sting-kun learned a lot in this battle,so I think you should-"before Lector could continue Jiemma gazed down at him,irritated at the fact he was interrupted.

"Who are you?"he asked,making Lector let out a nervous laugh.

"C'mon Master."he began,rolling up the back of his shirt to reveal his Sabertooth insignia."I have the Saber crest right here proving...i'm a-"

Lector paused and looked at Jiemma who had a dark aura around him,his eyes suddenly showed fear as Jiemma looked at Lector even more furiously than he did at my past-self and Rogue.

"Why would a cat bear the proud crest of Sabertooth?"he asked and before Lector could answer,Jiemma raised his hand."Begone!"

Jiemma's magic engulfed Lector and the exceed had tears forming at the edge of his eyes,all of a sudden there was an explosion,forming a small crater at the inn and Lector was flung into the air.

"Sting-kun..."he murmured before he was gone for good.

"Lector!!!"I heard a shout behind me and turned around to see everyone in the room shocked and left speechless at what Jiemma had done.

"Lector is...gone"Frosch cried,tears forming at the edge of his eyes.

I looked at my past-self and watched as tears fell from my past-self's cheeks and landed on the floor,Rogue embraced Frosch in a protective hug.His blood red eyes showed concern for his exceed,after all if Jiemma was completely fine with killing Lector,that meant Frosch was in danger too.

My past-self gritted their teeth,trying to hold back anymore tears that would appear.I felt a few tears form at the edge of my eyes,Jiemma sure had gone overboard that day and even now I still coudn't recall that memory without breaking down.

"This is an eyesore.I suppose this is what I get for letting cats join Sabertooth."Jiemma mumbled to himself.

Everyone watched my past-self's outburst in shock and continued to watch as I slowly got on my feet,covering my eyes with both of my hands.

"Keep it down,Sting,"Jiemma scolded.

"What did you do!?What the hell did you do!?"my past-self yelled,my eyes still hidden by my hands.

"Silence!Bawling over a stupid cat!"Jiemma scolded.

I had finally removed my hands from my face and I looked ready to kill everyone in the room.Then,I punched a hole through Jiemma and watched as he fell to the floor.Yet again,everyone was speechless at my actions.I suddenly felt everything fade to black and I was back in the present.

"Crap!"I exclaimed as I bolted up from my position.

The first thing I saw was Y/N,who had quickly moved backwards so our heads woudn't bang against each other.She gently placed her hands on each of my shoulders and looked at me in concern.

"Sting,calm down.What happened?"she asked.

I suddenly hugged her and she looked at me in confusion,then she began hugging me back.I placed my head in the crook of her neck and squeezed my eyes shut as I began crying quietly.She gently rubbed my back,then,I felt her hand on my cheek.I left her neck and looked at her in silence as she wiped away my tears with her thumbs and later on,kiss my forehead.

"Stop crying,Sting,"she whispered gently."Now tell me what happened,that would make you cry."

"I was having a nightmare about when I had lost Lector...when Jiemma 'killed' him in front of me.I know Lector's alive and well but it's painful to recall that memory..."

Crying because of a nightmare,what am I?A little kid?Pathetic.

No your not,crying isn't pathetic.It means you've hit your limit,and come to accept that that is your limit.Reaching your limit doens't mean your weak,reaching your limit means you've acknowledged the boundaries of your strength,and that alone can make you stronger.

I looked up at Y/N in confusion,was that her thoughts in my head just now?If so,how was that possible?I thought I was the only one who was able to do that...

"I figured it out,"she smiled,as if reading my mind.

"I'm sorry for waking you up..."I murmured,looking away in guilt.

"It's fine,let's just go to sleep,"she whispered calmly.

I lied down and held Y/N close as she whispered soothing words to me and gently slid her fingers through my hair,within a few minutes I was already half-asleep and I heard Y/N whisper something...

"Go back to sleep,Sting.The nightmares won't get to you,i'm gonna make sure of that"...

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A/N:

Guyssss!!!

I know,I didn't update but I was having school intramural crap and I was busy and exhausted,1 hour volleyball matches everyday under the heat of the sun,taking care of energetic as hell little kids,and dancing sure does a hella alot to you...

I'm sorry for not updating in so long...

But the intramurals are finally over and now I finally managed to update this story!-Not to mention the cover-

You:Oh,hai Author-chan

Slayer:Didn't I tell you to call me Slayer?

You:Your exactly like Sting,why do you mind if people call you Author-chan?

Slayer:Speaking of the brat,where is he?

You:Sleeping remember?

Slayer:Oh,yeah...

Hikari:Where are we?

Slayer:Hikari!

Hikari:And who are you?

You:Your avoiding my question...-_-

Slayer:I'm Slayer!And i'm a friend of Sting and Y/N!:3

Hikari:Oh,okay...

You:Answer mah question,dammit!

Slayer:What question?

You:Why do you mind if people call you Author-chan?

Slayer:I have a name!

You:They don't know your name...

Slayer:Oh...then call me Slayer,not Author-chan!I'm not the type that likes fancy stuff!

Hikari:Ummm...

Slayer:Guess I gotta go...

You:Well,bye.C'mon Hikari

Hikari:Comin'

Slayer:ORAYT!BAI!ROCK AND ROLL TO DA WORLD!

*leaves*

This fabulous and awesome author not was presented to you by none other than...

~Acnologia_Slayer

Just keep slayin' everybody!(Finding Nemo reference)